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CV/Gate

Your Hydrasynth Deluxe has a row of

connectors that are used to interface with

modular synthesizers. Each one can be

configured to match the voltages and signal

types of the most popular formats. For details,

see

The CV / Gate Section (p. 89)

Laptop shelf

The included laptop shelf is designed for easy

installation and immediate use. See

Rear Panel

(p. 23)

in the Overview chapter for installa-

tion instructions.

Make Some Noise!

By now you’ve already played the instrument and tweaked the controls. Now let’s take a quick

tour of some of the main features.
To get started, press the [SINGLE] button (under the Master Volume knob). This will exit any

page and take the Hydrasynth Deluxe to the top level of the current Single mode patch. We’ll

explore Multi mode later.

You can always use the Home button to jump to the top level of the current mode

(Single or Multi).

Select Patches

There are several ways to explore the patch

banks in Single mode. The simplest way is

to turn the Patch knob (the big one in the

middle), or use the left and right arrow buttons

above the Home button. This will move you

through the bank one patch at a time. You’ll

see the patch name, bank, and number in the

Left display.
You can also hold [SHIFT] and turn the Patch

knob to jump between the banks. This can

save a lot of scrolling if you know the location

of the patch you’re looking for.

The Browse button opens the patch browser

in the Right display. You’ll want to read the

section

Using the Browser (p. 92)

to learn

about things like Categories, Favorites, and

other search techniques.

Octave shift

If you want to hear a sound in a higher or

lower range than the keys currently reach, you

can shift the range quickly by one or more

octaves. The Hydrasynth Deluxe has dedicated

buttons above the wheels that flash faster

as the range moves further from center; at

maximum shift the buttons are lit solid. To

reset the range, press both buttons.

Arpeggiator basics

Arpeggiators can turn a great sound into a whole performance! So when you’re ready, press the

Arpeggiator [ON] button to activate the arpeggiator. Then hold down two or more keys while

experimenting with the other controls in the Arpeggiator section. Here’s a quick description of

each.

Summary of Contents for Polytouch HUDRASYNTH Deluxe

Page 1: ...MASTER VOLUME PHONES OCTAVE TRIPLET TAP TEMPO LATCH ON GLIDE RIBBON DOWN UP CHORD MIDI IN DC USB SUSTAIN EXPRESSION MIDI THRU MIDI OUT L MONO OUTPUT POWER UP UP DN ORDER RANDOM CHORD PHRASE DOWN UP DN OFF 58 62 66 70 75 52 54 1 2 3 4 1 32 1 16 1 8 1 4 MAX MIN FAVORITE RANDOM BROWSE SYSTEM SETUP SAVE MAIN SY CV GATE ARPEGGIATOR SHIFT INIT ...

Page 2: ...OCTAVE DOWN UP CHORD MAX MIN R L MONO SUS OUTPUT ...

Page 3: ...andy Lee author Nancy Lee design layout Ashun Sound Machines 2021 All rights reserved www AshunSoundMachines com Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Ashun Sound Machines The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non disclosure agreement The software license agre...

Page 4: ...ot place the device near a heat vent at any location with poor air circulation 7 Do not open or insert anything into the device that may cause a fire or electrical shock 8 Do not spill any kind of liquid onto the device 9 Always take the device to a qualified service center You will invalidate your warranty if you open and remove the cover and improper assembly may cause electrical shock or other ...

Page 5: ...up 17 The INIT button 18 The RANDOM button 18 The SHIFT button 19 Master Control Section 19 EXIT button 19 VOICE button 20 PAGE Up Down buttons 20 MACRO ASSIGN button 20 MOD MATRIX button 20 CV Gate Section 20 Arpeggiator Section 21 Filter Controls 21 Module Select 21 Performance Controls 21 Chord mode 22 Ribbon controller 22 Front Panel 22 Headphone jacks 22 Phones volume control 22 Rear Panel 23...

Page 6: ...4 42 FM Lin 42 WavStack 43 OSC Sync 43 About Ratio 43 Window 43 Pulse Width modulation 44 PW Orig 44 PW Sqeez 44 PW ASM Warp 44 Harmonic 45 PhazDiff 46 Ring Noise Module 46 Waveform List 47 The Mixer Module 48 Setting Levels 48 The Solo Function 48 Set the Pan Positions 49 Osc 1 3 Pan 49 Ring Noise Pan 49 Filter Routing of Sources 49 Osc 1 3 Filter routing 49 Ring Noise Filter routing 49 Filter Co...

Page 7: ...n as a Trigger Source 77 The Arpeggiator Section 78 Arp Edit Mode 78 Arp parameters page 1 78 Arp parameters page 2 79 Additional Arp Features 80 Latch and Sustain 80 Initialize the Arp 80 The Arpeggiator MIDI 80 Mastering the Macros 81 Home Page 81 Make a Macro 81 Assign a Destination 81 Name the Macro 82 Macro Slot Copy 82 Save the Patch Macro Options 83 Macro Button Response 83 Preset Macro Nam...

Page 8: ...hat is MPE 101 MIDI Page 7 101 Parameter send receive options 101 What s a NRPN 102 Send Patch All Patches 102 Overflow 102 Arp TX 102 Pgm Chg TX RX 102 CV Pitch Gate Page 8 102 CV Source Keyboard Theremin 103 CV Clock Page 9 103 Clock Division 103 CV Mods Page 10 103 Calibration Page 11 104 Calibrate Ribbon 104 Calibrate Wheels 104 System Page 12 104 OS Page 13 104 Control Combinations 105 INIT B...

Page 9: ... on Home page Arpeggiator 8 modes with direction octave chord and phrase options Browse Multi or Single patches by Name Category or Number Memorize instantly recall up to 128 Favorites shared by Multis and Singles Overflow mode can link two units for up to 32 voice polyphony Single mode only Switch instantly between Single Multi modes with dedicated buttons Patch features 8 banks of 128 patches ea...

Page 10: ...ers Reverb lengths to 90 seconds plus Freeze Independent Pre Post FX Chorus Flanger Rotary Phaser Lo Fi Tremolo EQ Compressor Distortion Effects can be independent or shared between Upper Lower parts in Multi Layer mode Hardware 73 key Polytouch keyboard with polyphonic aftertouch and velocity sensitivity note on off Ribbon controller with Pitch bend Theremin and Modulation modes Backlit pitch ben...

Page 11: ... the Hydrasynth Deluxe to the inputs of your mixer Then set the Hydrasynth Deluxe power switch to the ON position Using headphones If you plan to connect headphones to the Phone jack on the Hydrasynth Deluxe turn the unit on first and then connect the headphones The Hydrasynth Deluxe has an independent level control for the headphones next to the connection jacks Master Volume control The Master V...

Page 12: ... middle or use the left and right arrow buttons above the Home button This will move you through the bank one patch at a time You ll see the patch name bank and number in the Left display You can also hold SHIFT and turn the Patch knob to jump between the banks This can save a lot of scrolling if you know the location of the patch you re looking for The Browse button opens the patch browser in the...

Page 13: ... you re still in Single mode press HOME to exit to the Home page If you ve ventured into Multi mode please press the SINGLE button to make sure you re seeing what we re describing The Home page Macro City When Hydrasynth Deluxe is on the Home page the Control knobs and Control buttons become modulation sources for the Macros Each Macro can alter as many as eight parameters at one time by activatin...

Page 14: ...ydrasynth Deluxe An interactive version of this manual Banks of new patches from our top notch sound design team Tutorial videos to help you master the intricacies of the Hydrasynth Deluxe The original factory banks Our free patch librarian Hydrasynth Manager and more That s Enough Reading for Now We ve covered the basics Now let your creativity go wild ...

Page 15: ...d in several areas of the top panel Their letters can be different colors depending on the top panel status All of the buttons in the Module Select section and many of those in the Main Systems and Master Control sections are Access buttons Their purpose Press an Access button and the main parameter page for that feature appears in the Right display for editing If more pages exist one or both Page...

Page 16: ...ade on System Setup Master Page 2 p 97 On a parameter page they are used to select a parameter value for editing toggle a value Oscillator Solo on off for example or enter a lower level editing page i e Wavelist Edit for a WaveScan oscillator Module Select buttons These buttons access the parameter pages of the selected Module Osc 1 Delay LFO 5 etc The signal path generally moves from left to righ...

Page 17: ...tely you can jump straight to your Favorites bank from any other page Hold SHIFT and press BROWSE to access your Favorites Use the Page Down Up arrows to move between the 16 banks of Favorites Press the Control button next to the patch name to select it The HOME button The Home button is located at the bottom of the Main Systems section It provides a quick way to get back to the top level of Singl...

Page 18: ...sion by pressing RANDOM again If you decide not the randomize press EXIT to cancel the procedure Random Patch generation You can even randomize an entire patch in Single or Multi mode including the Effects Sometimes the results are strange but that s okay just try it again Once you get something interesting you can save it like that or tweak it as needed In Single mode there are two ways to random...

Page 19: ... of 1 patch You can also use SHIFT to help fine tune a value that has a large range For example if you want to set a precise value for filter resonance hold SHIFT and turn the appropriate Control knob For a complete list of the available Shift functions see Control Combinations p 105 Master Control Section 8 If you like to make your own patches you might enjoy this top panel section the most When ...

Page 20: ...n use the Control knobs and Control buttons to manipulate the Macros from the Home page Each patch has its own set of 8 Macros so a Multi controls as many as 16 2 per Control knob To learn more about what s on the other side of those doors see the chapter Mastering the Macros p 81 MOD MATRIX button The Mod Matrix button reveals a digital patch bay that provides up to 32 sets of modulation routes p...

Page 21: ...etails refer to The Filters and their Controls p 50 Module Select 10 The Module Select section has 26 Access buttons which are used to view and edit the parameters for each patch or layer Their placement provides a visual reference for the signal flow which starts with the Oscillators moves through the Filters proceeds through the effects and is sent to the outputs Pressing a Module button will re...

Page 22: ...f the layers by selecting that layer and pressing the CHORD button Chord mode puts the keyboard into mono mode last note priority All notes in the chord will be quantized to notes within the selected scale See Voice module p 38 in Understanding the Modules p 37 The chord is not transmitted over USB or MIDI A slaved device will only receive the played note Ribbon controller The ribbon controller ca...

Page 23: ...heads Gently lower the shelf into place allowing the grooves in the support bracket to slide down onto the bolt shafts Hand tighten the bolts to hold the shelf in place A screwdriver can be used for the last quarter turn but be careful not to over tighten you may want to remove the shelf for later transport Outputs Main Upper Outputs Hydrasynth Deluxe has two sets of stereo outputs If only two cha...

Page 24: ...V Gate connectors MIDI Out sends data from the Hydrasynth to another MIDI device MIDI In receives data from another MIDI device MIDI Thru passes the data that arrives at the physical MIDI In jack to another MIDI device It does not send the MIDI information generated by the Hydrasynth Deluxe keyboard or controls USB Use this port to connect the Hydrasynth Deluxe to your computer Power Cable lock Th...

Page 25: ... they select the Upper and or Lower parts for top panel edits Hardware outputs Single mode is routed entirely through the Main Upper L R outputs Multi mode can use both sets of stereo outputs The Lower part is automatically routed to the Lower L R outputs when both connectors are used Mode independence Single and Multi modes are independent in almost every way you can switch from one mode to the o...

Page 26: ...ther they become a Multi patch Parts Patches a primer These terms can be confusing at first because both Single and Multi modes have patches But those are very different things A Single mode patch contains all of the parameters needed to make one Hydrasynth patch A Multi mode patch contains two complete Hydrasynth patches inside one shell the Multi patch But there s more to it than that Sometimes ...

Page 27: ...controlled and their Macro assignments match or at least their names do To the left of each Macro name there are arrows that point up down or both up and down This tells you at a glance whether a Macro is controlling both parts or only one and which one And as always the current values of the Macros are always shown beneath the Macro labels How to route a Macro The Macro Assign page lets you route...

Page 28: ...Overlap is unlimited 3 Linked to the Balance control changing the value there also changes it here Dual mode includes two types of velocity transitions Cross switching and crossfading If VelSplit Off the Upper and Lower parts are triggered by all velocity values and their relative levels can be set by the Balance control If VelSplit On velocity can switch between the Upper and Lower parts or cross...

Page 29: ...ndaries 2 Separate The parts can have independent Arp settings There is no crossover of the Arp pattern between parts For details about the Arp Single Separate settings see Multi mode the Arpeggiator p 33 Browsing in Multi Mode Multi mode uses the Browse feature a couple of ways You can browse the Multi patches themselves and can also browse inside a Multi for new Upper Lower patches In all cases ...

Page 30: ...n extra step First save any edits you don t want to lose then try this example 1 Select any Multi 2 Turn the Balance control fully clockwise We ll focus on the Upper part for now 3 Press UPPER to select the Upper part for editing 4 Press BROWSE Notice the Right display Edit field 1 says Up Patch Current This means the Upper patch of the Multi has not been changed Its name and category are shown in...

Page 31: ... to the desired group of Favorites Note MIDI Channels might change between Multi and Single patches If a note becomes stuck on a MIDI slave hold SHIFT and press HOME to send an All Notes Off message Save the Multi The Save page has two pages in Multi mode If you are not familiar with the features of page 1 please see Save the Patch p 94 in the Patch Management chapter for complete descriptions of ...

Page 32: ...ress LOWER You can keep editing the Upper and Lower patches like that until they are exactly the way you want them But just to be on the safe side as soon as you reach the point where you d hate to lose what you ve done so far save the Multi All of the edits to the Upper and Lower patches will be saved as part of the Multi including any changes you made to the Multi itself Page memory When you swi...

Page 33: ...rosses the KeySplit point and uses both parts as it follows the various settings such as Mode Octave etc For example you might hear a few notes from the Lower part in the first octave a mixture of notes from both parts in the second octave and only notes from the Upper part in the third octave Arp mode Separate The Upper and Lower parts have independent arpeggiator settings but they can sync See S...

Page 34: ...ffect will be more chaotic rather than tight Whichever setting you want for the Multi be sure to select Both to make the edit press UPPER and LOWER at the same time and then navigate to Arp Edit page 2 That way the Upper Lower patches will inherit the same setting for this parameter with fewer button presses Multis MIDI the Arpeggiator This table shows the relationship between the Arpeggiator and ...

Page 35: ...o Off in which event no MIDI data is sent via MIDI or USB The Upper Lower Receive channels are also mutually exclusive if a value is selected for RX Lo that value is hidden for RX Up and vice versa Note that RXGlobal can be set to Omni which means that Single and Multi modes will respond to MIDI data on all MIDI channels When RX Lo and RX Up Off Multi mode responds to the RX Global channel as if i...

Page 36: ...t forget you can set percentages to control the amount of randomization that happens see Percent of Randomization p 19 For a full list of modules that can be randomized see RANDOM Button X p 106 Select random patches Use these random patch selection methods when you re looking for that unexpected combination of factors that turn a Multi into magic 1 To select a random patch for the Upper or Lower ...

Page 37: ...n the Oscillator group are described in The Oscillator Group p 40 Mixer module This module has some simple but important functions including the relative levels and panning of the oscillators how they are routed through the filters and whether the filters are in a series or parallel configuration Full details are in The Mixer Module p 48 Filter group Filter 1 and Filter 2 are similar in name and f...

Page 38: ...oller has three modes of operation Pitch Bend Theremin and Mod Only It can be used in several ways as a modulation source via the Mod Matrix while also being used in Pitch Bend mode or Theremin mode at the same time Full details are available in Ribbon Controller p 76 Module Shortcuts The front panel buttons can do a lot more than access parameters for editing They can be used to create a mod rout...

Page 39: ...ple Press and hold the Save button All modules that are potential copy sources are lit Select the copy source Only potential paste destinations remain lit Select the paste destination The process will execute and all buttons will become unlit indicating success Here s a real life example Let s say you want to copy the settings from Envelope 1 to Envelope 2 and then make some slight adjustments so ...

Page 40: ...1 and 2 Mutants 1 4 Hold SAVE press and release the source and then press and release the destination Then release SAVE Oscillators 1 and 2 The features of these oscillators are identical so the following descriptions apply to both For a list of the available waveforms see the Waveform List p 47 at the end of this chapter Switching modes To switch an oscillator between Single and WaveScan modes ac...

Page 41: ... for each of the 8 WAV locations Options include OFF Silence and any one of the 219 waveforms The eight WAV slots correspond to the x 0 positions of the WaveScan parameter on the upper page WAV 1 position 1 0 WAV 2 position 2 0 etc A WaveScan value of 1 5 for example is derived by morphing halfway between WAV 1 and WAV 2 Two additional features make waveform selection and auditioning very easy Pre...

Page 42: ...f Generates the difference of the source wave and an inverted phase shifted copy FM Lin This module provides a type of synthesis known as Linear FM Frequency Modulation Each voice is the equivalent of a 2 operator stack with a carrier and a modulator Unlike the most famous synth of the mid 1980s which used only sine waves the Hydrasynth can use any of its 219 waveforms as both the carrier and the ...

Page 43: ...source Feedback 0 150 Feeds the sync output back into itself Dry Wet 0 100 Mix raw waveform sync result 100 pure Mutant The Ratio parameter is unusual for oscillator sync Normally the sync operates at a 1 1 ratio the synced oscillator conforms to a single cycle of the host waveform and that s that But the Ratio parameter sets the number of times the oscillator will resync within that single cycle ...

Page 44: ...tion and then squeezes them to the right It might help to think of this as time warping a waveform It makes the oscillator go slow at first and then go fast all in the space of a single cycle PW ASM Warp PW ASM mode divides the selected waveform into 8 sections that are framed by Warp points The values chosen for each Warp point determine how warped each section of the waveform can become Here s a...

Page 45: ...rom Oscillator 1 2 Access MUTANT 1 and turn Control knob 1 to select the Harmonic mode 3 Set the Depth parameter to 0 0 4 Set the Dry Wet parameter to 100 so only the effect will be heard 5 Hold the second lowest C until step 8 You should hear almost nothing at this point 6 Slowly increase the Depth to 128 Each of the frequencies in the harmonic series is emphasized 7 Return the Depth slowly to 0 ...

Page 46: ...Modulating the Depth via the Mod Matrix is a great way to introduce subtle shifts in the sonic landscape too Ring Noise Module This module contains two additional sound sources that can be blended with the oscillators to make sounds that are even more interesting Ring Modulation Ring Mod or RM takes two audio signals and generates a sound based on the sum and the difference of their frequency cont...

Page 47: ...l Particl 1 3 Pulse Pulse 1 6 Vokz Vokz 1 6 Horizon Horizon 1 8 Flux Flux 1 5 SyncLav SyncLav 1 5 Alweg Alweg 1 8 Esquire Esquire 1 4 Tronic Tronic 1 6 ChriMey ChriMey 1 6 Duotone Duotone 1 6 Spect A Spect A 1 7 Bobanab Bobanab 1 4 Spect X Spect X 1 7 Melotic Melotic 1 7 Klangor Klangor 1 5 Cluster Cluster 1 8 Induct Induct 1 3 Micoten Micoten 1 5 Scorpio Scorpio 1 9 Orland Orland 1 8 Belview Belv...

Page 48: ...et the relative levels of the sources access MIXER The first page is selected automatically In the top row are the levels for Oscillators 1 3 while the levels for Ring and Noise are on the bottom row Use the appropriate Control knob to adjust the level of each item and use SHIFT Control knob X to fine tune the level The Solo Function When creating a patch you may want to hear one of the sources on...

Page 49: ... 100 0 sends the source only to Filter 1 0 100 sends the source only to Filter 2 Intermediate values send the source to both filters in varying amounts Use SHIFT Control knob X to fine tune the values Ring Noise Filter routing To adjust the routing of the Ring modulator and Noise generator between Filter 1 and Filter 2 access MIXER and press the Page Down arrow twice to select page 3 In the bottom...

Page 50: ...e Description Name Description LP Ldr12 12dB Uncompensated Ladder filter HP 3 Ler The High Pass flavor of a boutique modular synth LP Ldr24 24dB Uncompensated Ladder filter LP Fat12 12dB Compensated Ladder filter LP Stn12 Our version of a popular 12dB Low Pass filter LP Fat24 24dB Compensated Ladder filter LP Gate Low Pass Gate filter BP Stn12 Our version of a popular 12dB Band Pass filter with du...

Page 51: ...ill have on Filter 1 When Filter 1 is selected on the top panel the ENV 1 knob in the Filter Controls section also controls this parameter There s a similar separate parameter for Filter 2 Envelope 1 has a pre wired connection to the Filter section which saves a mod route But a different envelope can be used to control the filter if you want just set this value to 0 and create a new route via The ...

Page 52: ...e filters or through both filters in varying amounts as described in Filter Routing of Sources p 49 The setting is linked to the parameter on Mixer page 3 edit field 4 changing one also changes the other Drive To add extra warmth or grit to a patch try adjusting the Drive parameter As the value climbs the waveform begins to clip and at the highest settings the waveform can be radically distorted T...

Page 53: ...and Pass emphasizes the middle frequencies in a range defined by the Resonance setting Notch reduces the middle frequencies in a range defined by the Resonance setting The differences are more pronounced with higher resonance values You ll also notice that the Band Pass and Notch filters affect the Low Pass and High Pass modes differently as you sweep the filter frequency Between these two filter ...

Page 54: ...eads into the Effects section Velocity The Velocity parameter determines how much the amplitude stage will respond to note velocity Negative values invert the response so that an increase in velocity reduces the amplitude When Velocity is set to 0 there will be no velocity response at the amplitude stage However other parameters might still respond to velocity depending on the settings in the Mod ...

Page 55: ... long as you want Note that the BPM Sync setting affects all stages except Sustain which is merely a level i e a place not an event The wonderful thing about triggers Hydrasynth Deluxe envelopes can be triggered by as many as four sources once a voice is active Once it is triggered an envelope can run freely Freerun On reset with each new note Reset On or reset only if all other notes have been re...

Page 56: ...tack and decay segments 7 blank 8 BPM Sync Off On Toggles all envelope segments from seconds to synchronized time divisions To set the length of an envelope segment quickly While on page 1 hold SHIFT and press the appropriate Control button for the desired length of time This works with BPM On or Off BPM Sync settings When the BPM Sync parameter is set to On all of the segments with durations are ...

Page 57: ...g state A linear curve rises and falls at the same rate throughout its duration However linear changes seem less natural or musical to the human ear than the other curves Legato When sheet music uses the term Legato it means to play a passage smoothly with no rests between the notes Likewise when this parameter is set to On the envelope will not retrigger if previous voice has not been released Th...

Page 58: ...ase segment Envelope loop This parameter enables an envelope to loop a specific number of times between 2 and 50 and when set to Infinite it can loop forever This means an envelope can even be used as a complex LFO if 5 LFOs aren t enough The loop includes the attack hold and decay segments Envelope parameters page 3 The most basic way to trigger and gate an envelope is to press and release a key ...

Page 59: ...d release the destination Envelope B 4 Release SAVE Create a direct Mod route To set up a mod route to a specific parameter from inside a module 1 Hold ENV X to select the source 2 Press the Control button for the desired destination parameter then release both buttons 3 Those items appear in the first open Mod Matrix slot as the source and destination respectively 4 Set the modulation amount with...

Page 60: ...O can be triggered a single time or loop indefinitely Design your own LFO arpeggio or mini sequence with the Step LFO features The Vibrato feature is a sixth LFO dedicated to the mod wheel It is not available as a source or destination in the Mod Matrix For details see the Vibrato settings p 73 of the Voice module chapter LFOs 1 and 2 Hydrasynth Deluxe has pre wired connections linking LFO 1 to th...

Page 61: ... measure 1 16Dot Dotted sixteenth note 1 16 Sixteenth note 1 16T Sixteenth note triplet TrigSync This parameter governs whether an LFO resets with each new note or operates indepen dently per voice Poly Each new note triggers its LFO inde pendently Use this for lush pads etc Single Each new note retriggers the LFO of each voice Off The LFOs run freely regardless of when notes are triggered An LFO ...

Page 62: ...that three more parameters appear on Page 2 Steps SemiLock and Step Edit Those are described briefly in the previous chart and we ll cover SemiLock more thoroughly in the next section Let s walk through an example with SemiLock Off for now 1 Press INIT twice to initialize the patch 2 Hold LFO 1 and press OSC 1 to create a mod route 3 Use Control knob 6 to set Depth to 128 0 4 Access LFO 1 5 Use Co...

Page 63: ...per press EXIT and try different settings for Smooth Rate BPM On etc With 64 steps available and a synced LFO rate of 1 16 for example an LFO can play a 4 bar melody Remember in order for the Step LFO semitone values to quantize to the chromatic scale be sure to do the following Set the LFO output level to 128 In the Mod Matrix route the LFO to the pitch of an oscillator with a depth of 128 With t...

Page 64: ...ng envelope as an LFO LFO Shortcuts These are described in greater detail in other chapters but they re so easy and useful we ve included them here too Copy LFO A to LFO B 1 Hold SAVE 2 Press and release the source LFO A 3 Press and release the destination LFO B 4 Release SAVE Create a direct Mod route To set up a mod route to a specific parameter from inside a module 1 Hold LFO X to select the so...

Page 65: ...e different purposes due to their placement in the signal path so they will often have different settings But since their FX types and parameters are identical both modules will be covered in this section These are the FX types available for the Pre FX and Post FX modules Chorus Flanger Rotary Phaser Lo Fi Tremolo EQ Compressor Distort Each FX type has preset templates that can be used as starting...

Page 66: ...eed of low rotor 4 Hi Speed 0 02 10 0 Hz Sets speed of high rotor 5 Lo Depth 0 127 Controls depth of low rotor 6 Hi Depth 0 127 Controls depth of high rotor 7 Low High 63 Volume balance between the low and high rotors 8 Dry Wet 0 0 100 0 Blends unaffected and affected signals Phaser Control knob Parameter Range Description 2 Preset 1 3 Selects preset template 3 Rate 0 02 10 0 Hz Controls the rate ...

Page 67: ... Controls the tremolo depth 5 LFO shape Sine Square Selects tremolo waveshape 6 Phase 180 Phase relationship of left right LFOs 7 Pitch Mod 0 127 Controls vibrato depth 8 Dry Wet 0 0 100 0 Blends unaffected and affected signals EQ Control knob Parameter Range Description 2 Preset Flat LowBoost Bass Cut High Cut Smile Lo Fi Warm Selects preset template 3 LowGain 36 0 24 0 dB Controls low frequency ...

Page 68: ... 4 Tone 64 0 Controls output bandwidth 64 0 to 0 1 high cut 0 0 bypass 0 1 to 64 0 low cut 5 Asym 0 128 Changes how the clipping effect is applied 0 a balanced symmetrical output Higher levels increasingly asymmetrical output 6 Curve 0 128 Changes the saturation curve in the distortion 0 an overdrive type of effect Higher levels increasingly harsh distortion 7 Output 36 24 dB Gain compensation con...

Page 69: ...escribe them once Control knob Parameter Range Description 2 PreDelay 0 5 250 ms Length of time before reverb 3 Time 120 ms 90 seconds Freeze Decay time of reverb Freeze is indefinite without damping 4 Tone 64 0 Filter control for Wet signal 64 0 to 0 1 Low pass filter 0 0 No filtering 0 1 to 64 0 High pass filter 6 Hi Damp 0 0 128 0 Reverb high frequency decay time 7 Lo Damp 0 0 128 0 Reverb low ...

Page 70: ...red source Press the module button for the destination This will create a mod route in the Mod Matrix at the first available slot with the first parameter of the effect selected Change the selected parameter if needed Set the mod amount with the appropriate Control knob Remember not all FX parameters are available as mod destinations ...

Page 71: ...ree main groups Poly Mono Unison The Poly setting allows all 16 of the Hydrasynth Deluxe voices to trigger indepen dently When the ribbon is set to Theremin mode one voice is reserved for that purpose and the other 15 are available from the keyboard Mono and Unison modes are monophonic they only allow you to play one note from the keyboard Lo Hi or both Both Mono and Unison modes have additional L...

Page 72: ...umbered Density values you may notice the voice order wrap around after the 16 voice limit is reached 16 1 2 etc Alter With this option the voices take turns spreading further and further from center Stacked voices progress in the same fashion 3 1 2 4 7 5 6 8 etc When all notes are released the voice order resets so that the next note on will trigger voice 1 in the center And again the stereo spre...

Page 73: ...ers and musicians do this naturally to match the music Glide settings Glide causes the pitch to slide between notes rather than changing in chromatic steps When the Glide effect is enabled it reveals another three parameters on Voice page 2 The same thing happens when the Glide button is toggled on the top panel The Glide curves are similar in shape to the envelope segment curves An exponential cu...

Page 74: ...y notes outside of the selected scale they will be quantized to the pre determined scale notes This also affects the incoming MIDI notes However outgoing MIDI notes are not affected if C 3 is not in the scale and you play the C 3 key a C 3 will be transmitted over MIDI and USB For a list of the scales and the notes they contain See Scales p 108 For information about working with microtuning scales...

Page 75: ...ustom scales Hydrasynth Deluxe includes 32 scales provided by various artists from around the world but any of these can be replaced You can create your own scales using a freeware application such as Scala for example as well as download new scales from the www AshunSoundMachines com web page Selecting a Microtuning Scale To select a microtuning scale navigate to the Scale options on page 3 of th...

Page 76: ...hen the ribbon controller is in Theremin mode it reserves a voice for itself This reduces the number of voices available on the Hydrasynth Deluxe keyboard from 16 to 15 Theremin mode offers the Hold and Lock Global settings described above and several more There are two parameter pages in this mode the others have only one page Theremin parameters page 1 Key span sets the ribbon range 4 oct matche...

Page 77: ...s and RbnRel 8 Press Control button 6 to select the Destination field 9 Press OSC 1 and set a value of any amount with Control knob 6 10 Press Control button 2 and use Control knob 2 to select the various ribbon sources 11 Hold a note on the keyboard and experiment with the different ribbon sources RbnAbs Ribbon Absolute the middle of the ribbon 0 Move to the left for negative mod values move to t...

Page 78: ...the top panel controls can reach The Triplet options are there too and the Triplet LED will light as they are selected You can also press TRIPLET to select that setting immediately Swing The top panel Swing knob offers eight settings including Off But there are actually 26 settings between 50 and 75 Use Control knob 3 to select a value or use the Swing knob first and then Control knob 3 to select ...

Page 79: ...use Mode Up Oct Mode Up and Range 2 With Length 3 hold a 4 note chord The arpeggiator will only play the first 3 notes in the chord To hear all four set Length to 4 They will only play in the first octave Increase Length to 5 The lowest note of the chord will appear in the second octave Increase Length to 6 then 7 then 8 Gradually each note of the chord will appear in the second octave Increase Le...

Page 80: ...ATCH button LED provides a visual clue as to which settings are active Latch Sustain LATCH LED status On Off Button lit constantly On On Flashing cycle 0 8s lit 0 2s unlit Off On Flashing cycle 0 5s lit 0 5s unlit Off Off Button dimly lit Initialize the Arp Hold INIT and press the ON button to initialize the Arpeggiator module All parameters will return to their defaults The Arpeggiator MIDI The s...

Page 81: ...f the Macro field has a dash not a number then it is empty Here s a handy tip when using Macros on the Home page If you hold INIT and turn a Control knob the Macro will jump to 0 0 from its current value This prevents the generation of intermediate values Make a Macro Find a fun patch press MACRO ASSIGN and let s explore how they work At this point all eight Macros show their names and Edit whethe...

Page 82: ...The name is displayed on the Home page and on the Macro Assign page Here s what to do 1 From the Home page press MACRO ASSIGN 2 Select the Macro you want to edit by pressing its Control button 3 Use the Page arrows or MACRO ASSIGN to reach page 4 4 Control knob 1 selects the naming function List name or Custom name 5 List name Use Control knob 2 to choose a preset name There are 100 of them see Pr...

Page 83: ... Button settings press SYSTEM SETUP and press the Page Down arrow once to reach page 2 Use Control knob 4 to select one of the four options Toggle Trigger Switch and Reset Toggle The Macro button toggles between the Button Value setting and the current Control knob value Trigger The Macro button triggers the Button Value On when pressed and Off when released Switch Only one Macro button can be sel...

Page 84: ...mt PWM Thin Air Delay Mai Tai Range Time Amp Depth Major Ratchet TimeDiv ArpMode Distort MakeHuge Rate Twist Attack Dry Wet Mangle Ratio Velocity Bacon Env Amt Massage Release Vowel Bark EQ Hi MIDI CC Reso Warp BassDrop EQ Low Minor Reverb Wavescan Beef EQ Mid Mod 1 RingMod WavStack Bend Fast Mod 2 Rotary Width Bite Feedback Mod Amt Rumble Wobble Bleed Filter Morph Scratch Woof Breath Flanger Nois...

Page 85: ...ory Shortcut 2 Press the desired module button to select it Shortcut 3 Turn one of the top panel knobs to select that parameter 6 Press the bottom Control button to access the next row 7 Scroll the top Control knob to change the destination parameter unless you used Shortcut 3 in step 5 already 8 Press the bottom Control button to exit assign mode 9 The bottom Control knob can change the modulatio...

Page 86: ...ry mix of the Pre Post FX can be modulated Some modules only have one parameter that can be modulated such as the Ring Noise module in this case there is nothing else for the upper Control knob to select when that field is highlighted The Ribbon offers three different sources via the Mod Matrix If you want to use a different one move the cursor to Source field and select it For a description of ea...

Page 87: ...3 Env 4 Env 5 LFO 1 LFO 1 LFO 2 LFO 3 LFO 4 LFO 5 LFO 1 LFO 2 LFO 3 LFO 4 LFO 5 Aftertouch MonoAftT Channel Aftertouch PolyAftT Polyphonic Aftertouch Keytrack Keytrack center note C4 for all mod sources except filter keytrack center C2 Velocity Velo On Note On velocity Velo Off Note Off velocity Wheel PitchWhl Pitch wheel ModWhl Modulation wheel Ribbon 2 RbnAbs Ribbon Absolute bipolar RbnAbs Ribbo...

Page 88: ...2 Filter 1 Filter 2 Cutoff Resonance Drive Control ENV1amt LFO1amt Keytrack Morph Cutoff Resonance ENV1amt LFO1amt Keytrack Amp LFO2Amt Level Pre FX Delay Reverb Post FX Param1 Param2 Dry Wet Time Feedback Wet Tone FeedTone Dry Wet Time Tone HiDamp LoDamp Dry Wet Param1 Param2 Dry Wet Env 1 5 Attack Hold Decay Sustain Release LFO 1 5 Rate Level ModMtrx 2 Depth 1 32 Macro Macro 1 Macro 8 Voice Detu...

Page 89: ...the traffic cop you can route the CVs from Mod 1 and Mod 2 to any mod destination and route any mod source to Mod 1 and Mod 2 all at the direction of the Mod Matrix In other words the keys wheels ribbon expression pedal even incoming MIDI data can be routed to the inputs of a modular synthesizer through the CV Gate section And in the other direction just imagine The incoming voltage could be gener...

Page 90: ...the Tap Trig parameter is active on Arp Edit page 2 Gate signals are normally transmitted to the same device that receives the control voltages generated by the Pitch output and will conform to the note priority settings Two types of gate signals are available V trig or S trig please refer to the documentation for the external device so you ll know which type to use The settings for this output ar...

Page 91: ... the CV Gate section as a CV inverter though this involves both Mod 1 and Mod 2 For example as the mod source use Mod In 1 as the mod destination use CV ModOut 2 and then set Depth to a negative amount Process Audio As mentioned in the Oscillator chapter the Mutants 1 4 p 42 can process audio signals that arrive at the CV Mod Inputs Refer to the notes in the FM Lin and Ring Modulator sections of t...

Page 92: ...atch Name Category Sorting method see below 5 Compare 3 same as Patch select Compare active patch to another 8 Favorite Assign access Press Control button 8 to assign Favorites 4 1 When set to Find by Patch otherwise jump 10 2 Control knob 3 is only active when the Find By option is set to Category 3 Single mode only 4 Patches are assigned to the Favorites banks on this page Use SHIFT BROWSE to ac...

Page 93: ...ch number appears in edit field 5 use Control button 5 to make the patch active Toggle that button as often as needed to compare it to the edited patch Note that temporary edits can be made to the comparison patch but those edits will be lost as soon as Control button 5 is toggled back to the patch being edited Favorite Assign There are times when it is very useful to group certain patches togethe...

Page 94: ...a curious person might have access to it it s probably a good idea to turn Protect back to On This is a simple thing to change and it could prevent the loss of an important patch later The Save page If Protect is Off press the SAVE button to open the menu Everything is on one page Control Parameter Range Description 1 Select target location Single mode A001 to H128 1 Multi mode M1 001 to M5 128 Sc...

Page 95: ... Convert This option converts the positions of all Macro knobs and buttons into new values for the parameters they control Here s what else happens with the Macro Convert option After the patch is saved the depth of all Macro knobs returns to zero and all buttons are set to Off If the current relative value of a parameter exceeds that parameter s range the value will be limited to the lowest or hi...

Page 96: ...shown in the Left display for about 1 second Note that sound output is silenced while the settings are being saved Save System State You can specify which patch you see first when the Hydrasynth is powered up It s a simple process Select your favorite patch that s the hard part Hold SAVE and press SYSTEM SETUP The display shows STATE SAVED to confirm the action Notes About Notes Some parameters ar...

Page 97: ...range conforms to the physical position of the knob see Absolute Knob Speed This determines the response speed of the Control knobs only It also affects the finer SHIFT scroll movements With a setting of Slow a full turn is required to cover the full parameter range with a setting of Fast it takes less than half a turn which can also sacrifice parameter resolution Tempo Lock Each patch stores its ...

Page 98: ...drasynth only uses the first 16 characters in the name Receive Scale Press Control button 3 to put the Hydrasynth into sys ex waiting mode At this point you can send the sys ex scale file from your computer Send Scale Press Control button 4 to send your scale via sys ex Keys Page 3 Control Function Settings Description 1 Velocity On Fix 60 80 100 110 127 Select velocity response or fixed value 2 V...

Page 99: ... pedal Auto Set polarity of sustain pedal or detect on power up Knob 6 Exp pedal Set polarity of expression pedal Button 7 Exp pedal set access Calibrate expression pedal Knob 8 Exp pedal curve Log Lin Sigmoid Exp Select response curve for expression pedal 1 The Local setting is always reset to On when the Hydrasynth Deluxe is power cycled Clock Sync INT RUN selects Hydrasynth as the master tempo ...

Page 100: ...rrives on channels 3 16 with RX Global set to Omni or 3 16 Multi Mode Dual VelSplit On The Upper Lower parts respond to their specific MIDI channels within the velocity split range only both are present and split properly when MIDI data arrives on channels 3 16 with RX Global set to Omni or 3 16 Multi Mode KeySplit The Upper Lower parts respond to their specific MIDI channels within the keyboard s...

Page 101: ...tem parameters MIDI page 4 MIDI Tx MIDI Rx MPE Lock MIDI page 5 At TX MPE Lock MIDI page 6 Overflow MPE Lock disabled MIDI Page 7 Control with Function Settings Description Knob 1 Parameter transmit Off NRPN CC Select data format sent by controls Knob 2 Parameter receive Off NRPN CC Select data format received by parameters Button 3 Send Patch action Sends sys ex of the current patch via MIDI USB ...

Page 102: ...luxe it plays the first 16 voices and the 17th comes from the slave Here are some other things to know about Overflow mode The two units will play the same sound If you want to layer different sounds disable Overflow mode When a Mono or Unison patch is selected the voices on both units are stacked as a single instrument Hydrasynth Deluxe must be in Single mode to use the Overflow feature Arp TX Se...

Page 103: ...vision value it is possible to generate a wide variety of clock signals from 1 2 PPQ to 96 PPQ Clock Division This subdivides or multiplies the clock output 1 2 divides by 0 5 so the clock speeds up to double tempo 2 and 4 slow down the clock to half tempo and one quarter tempo respec tively A setting of Off no change CV Mods Page 10 These settings enable the use of devices with different CV stand...

Page 104: ... through its entire range then press EXIT It s okay if the numbers do not reach 0 and 128 during calibration the full range of MIDI values is available within the calibrated range System Page 12 Control button Function Description Range 1 Self Test action Hold the button and all LEDs and displays are lit at maximum for visual inspection 2 Factory Reset action Resets all parameters in System Setup ...

Page 105: ...ce Scale Edit Note 2 8 Macro Assign Edit Depth or turn Control knob to initialize Depth value Mod Matrix Depth or turn Control knob to initialize Depth value Osc Wave Semi Cents WaveScan Density Detune Keytrack Mutant Smooth Ratio Depth Window Feedback Dry Wet Mutator Custom Edit Warp 1 8 Ring Noise RMDepth RingVol NoiseType NoiseVol Mixer Osc1Pan Osc2Pan RingPan NoisePan Osc1Filt Osc2Filt RingFil...

Page 106: ...ce from the Multi Home page to generate an entirely randomized Multi SHIFT Button X These shortcuts are available by holding SHIFT and pressing the button Button Function Octave Down Jump to lowest octave 4 Octave Up Jump to highest octave 4 Arp On Access Arp Edit page Arp Latch Sustain Hold toggle Browse Access Browse Favorites page Decrease patch number by 10 Increase patch number by 10 Home Sen...

Page 107: ...e Jump to the closest first group of each type Osc X Wave Jump to the closest first wave of each group Osc X Semi Jump to the closest special value 36 24 12 0 12 24 36 Osc X Wavescan Jump to the point of Wave position shown in inverted color 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 8 0 Mutant X Ratio Jump to the closest special value 0 25 0 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 64 Multi Edit KeySplit Jump to the same key in the nex...

Page 108: ...ydian x x x x x x x Lydian Aug x x x x x x x Acoustic x x x x x x x Pentatonic Maj x x x x x Locrian Maj x x x x x x x Prometheus x x x x x x Whole Tone x x x x x x Melodic Minor 1 x x x x x x x x x Half Diminished x x x x x x x Aeolian x x x x x x x Dorian x x x x x x x Harmonic Minor x x x x x x x Algerian x x x x x x x x Gypsy x x x x x x x Hungarian x x x x x x x Ukranian x x x x x x x Dim Who...

Page 109: ...1 1 4 Tone 17 Diaphonic 12 tone 2 19 Tone 18 Eikosany 1 3 11 3 31 Tone 19 Greek Aeolic 4 Al Farabi SynChrom 20 H Partch 43 note 5 Arabic 12 tone 21 Harmonic A 1 60 6 Archytas Chromatic 22 Hexany 1 3 5 9 7 Archytas Enharmonic 23 Hexany 1 3 7 11 8 Belafon Singapore 24 Hexany 13 11 13 9 Belafon W Africa 25 Indian Raga 10 Bendeler Well Tempered 26 Japanese Koto 11 Bohlen 11 tone 27 Just Major C 12 Chi...

Page 110: ...ter 1 Filter 1 Drive 50 Filter 1 Filter 1 Keytrack 51 Filter 1 Filter 1 LFO1amt 52 Filter 1 Filter 1 Vel Env 53 Filter 1 Filter 1 ENV1amt 54 Filter 1 Filter 1 Res 71 Filter 1 Filter 1 Cutoff 74 Filter 2 Filter 2 Cutoff 55 Filter 2 Filter 2 Res 56 Filter 2 Filter 2 Type 57 Filter 2 Filter 2 Keytrack 58 Filter 2 Filter 2 LFO1amt 59 Filter 2 Filter 2 Vel Env 60 Filter 2 Filter 2 ENV1amt 61 LFO 1 LFO1...

Page 111: ...Mutator4 Depth 41 Mutator 4 Mutator4 Dry Wet 42 OSC 1 OSC1 wavscan 24 OSC 1 OSC 1 Cent 111 OSC 2 OSC2 WavScan 26 OSC 2 OSC 2 Cent 112 OSC 3 OSC 3 Cent 113 Post fx POST FX Param1 68 Post fx POST FX Param2 69 Post fx POST FX Mix 94 Pre fx PRE FX Param1 12 Pre fx PRE FX Param2 13 Pre fx PRE FX Mix 93 Reverb Reverb Time 65 Reverb Reverb Tone 67 Reverb Reverb Dry Wet 91 System Bank select MSB 00 System...

Page 112: ...Mutator 3 Mutator3 Dry Wet 39 Mutator 4 Mutator4 Ratio 40 Mutator 4 Mutator4 Depth 41 Mutator 4 Mutator4 Dry Wet 42 Sorted by CC Number Mixer RM12 Depth 43 Mixer OSC1 Vol 44 Mixer OSC1 Pan 45 Mixer OSC2 Vol 46 Mixer OSC2 Pan 47 Mixer OSC3 Vol 48 Mixer OSC3 Pan 49 Filter 1 Filter1 Drive 50 Filter 1 Filter1 Keytrack 51 Filter 1 Filter1 LFO1amt 52 Filter 1 Filter1 Vel Env 53 Filter 1 Filter1 ENV1amt ...

Page 113: ... 96 ENV 3 ENV3 Release 97 ENV 5 ENV5 Attack 102 ENV 5 ENV5 Decay 103 ENV 5 ENV5 Sustain 104 ENV 5 ENV5 Release 105 ARP ARP Division 106 ARP ARP Gate 107 ARP ARP Mode 108 ARP ARP Ratchet 109 ARP ARP Chance 110 OSC 1 OSC1 Cent 111 OSC 2 OSC2 Cent 112 OSC 3 OSC3 Cent 113 Mixer OSC3 FRate 114 Mixer Noise FRate 115 Mixer RM12 FRate 116 Voice StWidth 117 Mixer OSC1 FRate 118 Mixer OSC2 FRate 119 ARP ARP...

Page 114: ...arity sensing Expression pedal input reversible Power 12 V DC 2A Center positive Connections Top Panel CV inputs Two 1 8 TS Mod 1 Mod 2 CV Gate Clock outputs Five 1 8 TS Pitch Gate Mod 1 Mod 2 Clock Control Voltages Range 5V to 10V Pitch 99 cents Mod 3 0V Standards 1V octave 1 2V octave Hz Volt Gate Output Range 3V 5V 10V Type V trig S trig Clock Output Range 3V 5V 10V Rates 1 PPS 2PPQ 24 PPQ 48PP...

Page 115: ...ulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on please try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is affected by the interference Use power outlets that are on different ...

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